AOA! i want to ask did rasoolullah sallalahu alai wasalam use to trim or cut his beard with scissor or something or it should be allowed to grow untouched forever as i have a long beard.
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AOA! i want to ask did rasoolullah sallalahu alai wasalam use to trim or cut his beard with scissor or something or it should be allowed to grow untouched forever as i have a long beard.
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In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
Please refer to the following link on the wujub of qabdah length of the beard and the action of Nabi kareem sallallāhu ῾alayhi wasallam in this regard.
http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=53c6e9f022bac2913ce82c0a7b426ac2
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef,
Student Dārul Iftā
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/19033
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